Got another pig this morning!

Hafa Adai @Hanzo! Thank you so much for teaching me how it's done. This really sounds doable, especially here where I have the space and an abundance of those lava rocks. I'm glad you mentioned the banana leaves because they make everything so delicious. Kiawe everything is SO good and has a great flavor. Those thorns are really something though. I always feel thankful that I have sandals on when I walk on the sandy beaches in the Kona area. I really appreciate you generously sharing your process and knowledge with me. Mahalo!

 

@mechstdr I haven't raised pigs before, but have always wanted to. Do you have any tips for a beginner?

 

Here in the States we have to be careful with wild hogs, I always wear latex gloves when butchering and cook the meat well done due to ----
brucellosis -- a risk factor with feral hog meat -- is different. The germs that cause brucellosis are spread among hogs through birthing fluids and semen. Infected hogs carry the germs for life. People may get the germs through contact with an infected hog’s blood, fluids, or tissues (such as muscles, testicles, liver or other organs).
Do you have that problem in the islands Alanaana ?

 

@johnbb I wear long gloves and fully cover myself when I do the butchering and treat it as if. I also overcook anything wild out here because I am very paranoid and concerned about Trichinella and Brucellosis. It would be truly awful to catch a parasite out here.
I also have to take precautions with produce because we have an issue with rat lung worm disease so I cook everything and don't eat local raw salads.

 

Let me know how it turns out. I know it is not traditional. Just my lazy man's way to still eat well. I do chicken that way too. Just wrap each whole chicken separately. Same thing. Your nose will tell you what you need to know. When you really start to smell it, just let it go for a bit more. Maybe stop adding to the fire and let it burn down.

By the way, I throw steaks on top off the bed of coals too. One time I did that at camp and one of the little kids ran off yelling, "Mommy! Mommy! Uncle throwing the meat in the fire." But after, they were delicious.

 

Try "overcooking" with the "imu" method. Will be so tender!

I was all produce too. I give it a soak in water with a squirt of dishwashing detergent. It helps break down anything with an oil base, like pesticides. Agitate, rinse and repeat. For anything that I will eat the skin, I also scrub with salt. Then rinse off really well. Pesticides and rat lung worm disease are both no joke.

 

Rat lungworm disease whoa that's a new one sounds awful

 

It's forever, it seems. One of my student's son got it a year ago. He is still in pain from it.

 

Pigs do a lot of damage. Lots of rutted wallows. The ground was hard below the sod, so they tore up a lot. Lots of scat too, but did not take pictures of that.

E9C4E520-C607-41E8-8055-CC5AD79B7EA4 by Hanzo posted Mar 26, 2023 at 17:04

DE7FE823-6C1C-494B-B5E6-12A7E6389784 by Hanzo posted Mar 26, 2023 at 17:04

And we encountered a carcass. The forensic mongoose were busy "examining" the victim.

 

I just want to reintegrate to the young men of the world just about how perfect this young lass is.
She has shot, killed, gutted and loped off its head while having her first cup of Joe.
This says this lass is pretty much perfect and a badass on a whole different playing field and she smiles about it !!!
I'm surprised no one has noticed her cool calm as a pickle demeaner?
Young men of the world, This is whom you want standing on you're right side going thru life.
That is all...or not?

 

@Gator 45/70
Pretty much agree !
My partners on the farm here are the same , its me who gets the turmoils ..
So the girls do the processing , I do the hanging / hunting / road kill pick-ups .
Sloth

 

Just did a search for rat lung worm seems it is a tropical disease with Hawaii being a center for it. Can be found in shrimp, crabs, slugs. No mention of it in SC wild hogs. Worms won't mature in hogs but remain dormant and can infect humans.

 

@Hanzo I'm so sorry about your student's son who got Rat lung worm. That is so sad. There are so many carriers here, but we learn how to prepare and clean the food carefully. Thank you for sharing your tips.

 

Wow! You definitely understand. For awhile I was trying to appreciate the pigs' tilling abilities. No need for a rototiller here, but they are so destructive and are going after tree roots. They don't mess with the taro though. I think they know about the sharp spines.
P.S. I recently witnessed the chickens eating pig droppings. That was a little eye opening. I was wondering where all the fertilizer and evidence was going.

 

This means the world to me! Thank you! I've been interested in learning these kinds of skills for as long as I could remember. Always trying to learn knew survival skills and solutions to issues. I started to notice that my friends and family on social media don't have this level of appreciation for my "interests." I get it. Not everyone wants to see geodesic domes, yurts, hula hooping, my latest catches, and weird ways to start a fire That's kind of what inspired me to find a good forum. I'm thankful that I found all of you here!

 

@Cruisin Sloth Thank you! It sounds like you have a great team over there! It's very satisfying work.

 

@johnbb Thank you for sharing your findings. I didn't know about the shrimp, but it makes sense. We also have those massive African Snails who harbor it too. There's not a lot of info regarding this kind of thing on the islands so I always try to be extra careful.

 

We have been eating a lot of shrimp lately.

 

It will take a REAL MAN for this one, and she deserves a real man for sure. Women like this get more rare every day. Someone should move in and seal the deal asap!

Much respect for her.